B. Wurtz’s sculptural practice is based on the collection of everyday objects whose main common characteristic is their apparent improbability of belonging to the realm of art. He then assembles and groups them through subtle and unexpected gestures, creating sculptures in which the original functionality of the elements is cancelled out while their aesthetic, poetic, and formal qualities are emphasized.
With remarkable mastery and minimal means, B. Wurtz reinterprets cultural ideas such as “less is more,” as well as artistic strategies like the “readymade” and assemblage, under the conceptual umbrella of life’s most basic needs: “1. sleeping 2. eating. keeping warm.” At the same time, with a sharp sense of humor, he exposes the futility of relying on expensive, spectacular, or monumental materials in order to create effective art.